“We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.”

Henry David ThoreauWalden: Or, Life in the Woods

Camp de Benneville Pines

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The Long Beach Pride Parade is almost here and we have a great group of youth and adults who will be there to represent PUC, but we can always use more. There's still time if you'd like to walk with us this Sunday, May 17. To join in the fun, please call or email Brad Shreve or Maurice Chevalier.

The annual dedication ceremony of the tiles on the Memorial Wall will be after the service on Sunday, May 24th. The tiles being dedicated this year are:

Georgia Ferderber

Johanna S. Lytle

Shirley Mokren

Mariann Rock Mueck

Lenore Yoder Snodey

We are seeking some shade for the seating area this year. Anyone with a portable pop-up shade canopy, please contact Jennifer Hocutt at (area code three, one, zero) 480-7280.Return

GREAT way for new folks to come and meet some other PUCers.

GREAT way for our youth, age 12 and above, to practice being of service (along with the rest of us).

GREAT way to support Pacific Sage Preschool which will be promulgating UU friendly principals to over 40 families.

GREAT way to support Pacific Sage Preschool, a very important income generator for our PUC mission.

PUC’s new Pacific Sage Preschool has an important upcoming licensing inspection and Open House - important because we are looking to fill our preschool with new students. We are looking for help this Saturday doing painting, painting prep and assorted light carpentry tasks, plumbing if you have the skills, and possibly a lot of furniture assembly if it arrives in time.

Child care may be available with enough notice - so let us know if you have the need. To arrange contact Sylvia Lawrence, Director of our Pacific Sage Preschool at (424) 241-0308.

If you plan to come RSVP to John Einhorn at einchild1(at)verizon.net.Return

Come and join Pacific Unitarian Church and the UU Church of Anaheim for our annual Camp de Benneville Pines weekend - a wonderful time for singles, couples, and families, for old hands as well as those new to PUC. Learn more about Camp de Benneville Pines here.

Adult $130

Teen $100

Children ages 2 to 12 $80

Age 2 and under are FREE

See Andy Kissner on the patio Sunday morning, or at andykpuc@gmail.com or 213-595-2093.

If you've reserved your spot the time to pay is NOW. See Andy on the patio or drop a check in the de Benneville mail box in the PUC office.

Water is a human right, yet today thousands of families in Detroit, MI have no water in their homes. The mass water shutoffs the Detroit Water and Sewerage Dept. began last year are back, and low-income communities, including mothers and children, veterans, and people living with disabilities are again facing risks to their health and family stability. Imagine facing the pressure of choosing between paying a water bill that is twice the national average and meeting other basic needs. This doesn't end with Detroit. Baltimore, MD recently sent 23,000 water shutoff notices to low-income residents.

To learn more about this issue from the UUA look here. Please sign the UUSC/UUA petition to call on President Obama to stand up for families in Detroit and defend the human right to water here.Return

Family Religious Education

May 17

Intergenerational Service- Flower Communion

Long Beach Gay Pride Parade

Childcare available for those young folks who do not enjoy the service, but the service is designed with those three and older in mind. If in doubt, feel free to try. You can leave to sign in for childcare and be back to the service in a flash, if necessary.

Coming of Age participants will be at the Pride Parade with an amazing float to demonstrate their commitment to justice! If you would like to walk with them, or if you need one of the seats in the truck cab, let Brad Shreve, Maurice Chevalier, or myself know.

May 24 Memorial Day Weekend

No Religious Education this week. Child care is available.

May 31 RE Sundae Sunday

Our RE classes will have short presentations to the congregation. Please attend with children if possible. After the service, there will be the makings for your perfect ice cream sundae.

June 7

Church Retreat at de Benneville Pines

Youth Choir at de Benneville

For questions about PUC's Family Religious Education program contact Vicki Gavel,
Director of Religious Education at religiouseducation@thecenteratpuc.orgReturn

SAVE THE DATE

Morehouse FarewellSaturday, June 136:00 p.m.Henriksen Hall

We will gather to celebrate the time we have been given with Reverend John and Frances Morehouse as they embark upon the next part of their journey. Please mark your calendars for this cocktail dress soiree. RSVPs will be appreciate once you receive your formal invitations.Return

We Gather Together

Women's Reading and Responding
Book Club Third Mondays
NEXT: May 1811:00 a.m.PUC Library

A major Joy this past Sunday was hearing ten of our UU teens voice their personal credos from the pulpit, and then watching them each sign the PUC Membership Book. What a remarkable group of young people they are!

Marie Hoffman is recuperating, restricted to her home for awhile.

Lou Sutherland is at Torrance Memorial Hospital. No visits, please, but cards and caring thoughts are always welcome.

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Come join friends in the PUC Library on Sunday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 and join the Joys and Sorrows Circle. The Circle gives a compassionate space for sharing and listening. Organized by Sandy McNeil.

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To have your joy or concern appear here you may complete one of the Joys and Concerns slips in the back of the Hall and place it in the box, or send it directly to Betty Paieda at joysandconcerns@
pacificunitarian.org

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If you have a pastoral concern, or know of someone in need, please contact Rev. John or email pastoralcare@ pacificunitarian.org.

Both Town Hall and Congregational Meetings are held in Henriksen Hall about half an hour after the end of the Sunday morning worship service. Members are encouraged to attend. Friends of the congregation as well as visitors are welcome to attend.

Pacific Southwest District UUAThe Pacific Southwest District of the Unitarian Universalist Association consists of 50 Congregations in Arizona, Southern California and Southern Nevada. The PSWD is also part of the Pacific Western Region of the UUA.http://www.pswduua.org

Camp de Benneville Pines
Affiliated with the Pacific Southwest District of the Unitarian-Universalist Association and welcoming people of all faiths for programming compatible with the UU philosophy of respect for the interconnected web of life and for the worth and dignity of all human beings.http://www.uucamp.org